A car accident in Mong Kok.
At about 2 am, a taxi was travelling along Ferry Street towards Hung Hom. On its way across from Dundas Street, it reportedly hit a male passerby.
The male passer-by was lying on the second line on the right and suffered severe head injuries.
Paramedics rushed to rescue the victim and then sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment.
It is understood that the taxi involved was carrying passengers and was heading for Kowloon along the West Kowloon Corridor. When it came to the scene of Ferry Street, a male pedestrian suddenly jumped off the road on the right and jumped off the lane. The taxi driver Seeing this, although he was immediately twisted, he still couldn't dodge and knocked down the male passerby.
The injured were taken to hospital by paramedics.
(Photo by Huang Jiangqi)
As seen from the scene, there is a footbridge across the back-and-forth lanes of Ferry Street right at the unexpected location; and there are 10 lanes of traffic from the back and forth of Ferry Street.
Police are investigating the cause of the accident, and it cannot be ruled out that someone abandoned the footbridge to cause the accident.
A shoe believed to belong to the injured person and a severed belt were left at the scene.
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Police said the male victim, surnamed Huang, was 55 years old and had injuries to his head, hands and feet; the taxi driver, surnamed Chen, was 75 years old.
According to reports, at 2:47 a.m., a taxi was travelling south along Ferry Street and was suspected of hitting the injured male when it reached the junction of Ferry Street and Dundas Street.
Rescuers arrived at the scene and sent the injured to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in a coma.
The driver, surnamed Chen, was arrested on suspicion of "dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm" and is being detained for investigation.